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Spring Bazaar donation for Freightliners Farm

We had a very successful Spring Bazaar at the end of March. Throughout the Spring Term the children were very busy crafting jewellery, Easter decorations and cards to be sold on the day. Each child also created a beautiful canvas which was displayed…
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Jeans for Genes Day

On Thursday the 19th September 2014, all the children and staff at St Andrews Montessori were delighted to raise £100.30 towards Jeans for Genes. Jeans for Genes Day provides funding for the care and support of children with genetic disorders…
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We have adopted Olivia

Olivia the Dexter cow arrived at Freightliners farm in 2002. She is now a mature lady of 13 years old and eats 1kg of beef nuts a day, 100 bales of straw per year plus lots and lots of grass! Dexters are small hill cattle originating from…
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Mayor of Islington, Barry Edwards visits St. Andrew’s Montessori School

On Friday 9th May 2014 St. Andrew’s Montessori School in Thornhill Square were thrilled to be visited by the Mayor of Islington, Councillor Barry Edwards. This came as a result of their fundraising efforts on behalf of Freightliners Farm,…
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Montessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board (MEAB)

We are very proud to announce that we have gained re-accreditation under the Montessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board (MEAB).  The Board offers support and guidance to Montessori schools in order to ensure that Montessori provision is…
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Montessori Madness

St. Andrew's Montessori have stumbled across this video which really expresses why we believe in the Montessori philosophy. It is very interesting for those new to Montessori but equally beautiful for those who already are familiar with this…
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We adopted Tamara

With thanks to the kind contributions from our parents, we are pleased to add a new member to the St. Andrew’s Montessori team. We have adopted a Berkshire pig from the local Freightliners Farm.
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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. Today we had parents come in to teach us all a bit about Thanksgiving. All of the activities were amazing and the children thoroughly enjoyed learning all about this special time for American and Canadian families. Monty…
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Letter from Her Majesty

To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, the children at St. Andrew's Montessori made a beautiful card for the Queen. During the Summer we received a lovely letter from the Queen's lady in waiting thanking us for the card.
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A new addition at St. Andrew’s

This year we have had a new addition to our school. His name is Monty. As the weather has been so good, Monty has been joining the children in the garden.
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New Fractions Material

Our new Fractions Circles arrived this week. We are excited to add these to our Mathematics shelves and for the children to start learning more about fractions.
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Montessori News

The team over at Families magazine recently congratulated us in their news section. This is what they had to say. Congratulations to St Andrew's Montessori School who recently attained an outstanding rating from Ofsted after their last…